Hope is a starling. I cried for a whole damn week. We cut all the ropes. Freedom is a swing. All the dead leaves are gone now. Pink skin in the spring. I wrote it all down. Love was left by the ocean. let me sing to you. Love is not a game. He taught … Continue reading Haiku
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That’s Their Opinion
What is love? What does love mean to you? Do you crave it? Have you already obtained it? I asked a variety of people what love meant to them and this is what they had to say! VH - Unconditional. AL - Companionship, trust, affection and loyalty. KC - What's love got to do with … Continue reading That’s Their Opinion
The First Snow
The tire tracks his car had left upon my drive were still there by morning, I cried at the sight of them as I smoked a morning cigarette and drank my coffee. I didn't feel the morning chill clawing at my dressing gown nor did I acknowledge the pounding in my head as the headache … Continue reading The First Snow
I Wrote A Book (update)
So, it’s happening! My book is becoming a reality. I’m actually going to see my book in print. Don’t get me wrong I still have a lot to do, images to select, edit and place, a few sections to thin down or bulk up but for the most part it is all coming together and … Continue reading I Wrote A Book (update)
ATARI
I got a stain on his favourite hoodie, the one he would let me wear. The stain wouldn't come out, so I couldn't help but feel like he left with a piece of me when he took it back. Eventually he would leave with more than just his hoodie. He left with the fragments of … Continue reading ATARI
Please
I want you to touch me slide off my shoes and lay me down. Help me breathe and kiss me please... Look into my eyes and pour out your soul connect with me, tease. Ease my mind with words I can believe lean into me and let it be. I need you to touch me … Continue reading Please
A Beautiful Thing
When you find someone who loves you for who you really are, its a beautiful thing. To hear the words spoken. To unlock the door to all the faces you hide. To feel a soft touch upon all of your imperfections. To feel soft lips upon all of your 'don't touch' places. To feel their … Continue reading A Beautiful Thing
Laughing Emoji
Some say the sound of true happiness is laughter. Lately I've been reminded what it feels like to really laugh, you know that type of laughter that hurts your stomach, makes you ache and creates red faces and swollen cheeks? Yeah, just like that. New faces and places, embraces and spaces all negativity replaced. No … Continue reading Laughing Emoji
Let’s be REAL!
SO..... It's been forever since I just wrote about general life and I really need to start doing it more. I have been so stuck creatively lately and totally forgot that not all my writing has to be poetry, it can just be real! So what I have I been up to? Not much really. … Continue reading Let’s be REAL!
Over
I lay on my back, the smell of red wine still vivid. I cross my arms over my face as I let out the last of my tears. My heavy beating heart, the pulsing in my ears. My phone on my stomach, chat still open. I let out a laugh that only tears could create. … Continue reading Over
Ryon Maverick 